G/SPS/N/MAR/77  
8 November  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires  
(National Office for Food Safety)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Birds of any species, poultry, poultry meat and  poultry meat 
products, eggs and egg products, and animal feed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Interdiction d'importation d'oiseaux de toutes espèces, 
de volailles, de viandes de volailles et de produits à base des viandes de volailles, œufs 
et ovoproduits et d'aliments pour animaux à partir des Pays -Bas (Ban on the importation 
of birds of  any species, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat products, eggs and egg 
products, and animal feed from the Netherlands) Language(s) : French Number of 
pages : 1 
6. Description of content : Following reports of a number of cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in poultry in the Netherlands, imports from that country of birds of any 
species, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat products, eggs and egg products, and 
animal feed are banned until further notice . The ban does not apply to animal feed that 
has been heat -treated to destroy the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, in 
accordance with OIE recommendations . Upon importation, these products must be 
accompanied by a sanitary certificate and a certificate issued by the relevant h ealth 
authorities confirming that they have been heat -treated.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : To prevent highly 
pathogenic avian influenza from entering Morocco  
9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 1.2.14  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : G/SPS/N/MAR/77  
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable) : 
Immediately - Until the ban is lifted/until further notice  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , ONSSA (National Food 
Safety Office)  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Divisio n) 
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: +(212) 537 676 513  
Fax: +(212) 537 682 049  
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des produits Alimentaires, ONSSA  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: +(212) 537 676 513  
Fax: +(212) 537 682 049  
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma